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Portrait of Amos Bronson Alcott, sitting in a chair in his study, facing right, A. Bronson Alcott House, Concord, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

HGO-01-001-G-U-2

GUSN

GUSN-169324

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Description

Bronson Alcott reads a book while seated in his study in Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
philosophers
authors
men (male humans)
interior views
houses
dwellings
studies (rooms)
interior decoration
photographs

Additional Identification Number

ACCESS ID 3925
Old ID 3964.00

Physical Description

1 stereoscopic photograph

Collection Code

PC002

Collection Name

Domestic interiors photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

Oct. 9, 1924

Reference Code

PC002.USMA.Concord.SI.049

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Concord, Mass.

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Other People

Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888

Subjects

Architectural photography
Transcendentalists (New England)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-G-U-2

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